Earth and Space Patterns

A force of attraction between any two objects is called....

• static electricity

• rotation

• gravity

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A rotation is the path one object takes around another object.

• true

• false

A chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth's atmosphere is called a....

• meteoroid

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

We do not feel Earth move because Earth moves very slowly.

• True

• False

Gravity is the force that causes the rise and fall of tides.

• true

• false

Earth's gravity pulls objects toward its.....

• axis

• orbit

• moon

• center

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Earth completes one full on its axis every 24 hours.

• rotation

• revolution

• resolution

• reservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The picture below shows the Moon as it travels around Earth. When the lit part of the Moon grows larger, it is in the phase.

• waning

• the first quarter

• waxing

• the last quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The tilt of Earth's affects the seasons.

• poles

• axis

• equator

• core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The picture below shows the Moon as it travels around Earth. When the Moon appears completely dark with no lit part visible from Earth, it is called a .

• full moon

• waning gibbous moon

• old moon

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1